Tag: Law and order
Man sentenced for forcing boy’s hands into scalding water
PORTLAND, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man on the run for years to avoid criminal proceedings has been sentenced to 13 years in prison...
Facing US investigation, Honduras president denies drug ties
MEXICO CITY — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández denied once again Monday accusations from United States prosecutors that he protected drug traffickers in exchange...
Hearing set for Ohio nonprofit’s bribery scheme guilty plea
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has scheduled the guilty plea hearing for a nonprofit that authorities say was used as part of a...
DOJ: Anti-government ‘boogaloo’ members charged in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two supporters of the anti-government, pro-gun “boogaloo” movement were arrested Thursday in Kentucky, federal authorities announced.
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Mexico arrests 2 more in 2019 ambush killing of 9 Americans
MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors said Sunday they have arrested two more suspects in the 2019 killings of nine U.S.-Mexican dual citizens near the...
Hong Kong denies bail for opposition publisher Jimmy Lai
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under...
North Dakota man sentenced for attack aboard cruise ship
GALVESTON, Texas — A North Dakota man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to strangle a...
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...
Nissan stays in red ink amid pandemic, Japan criminal trial
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Nissan reported Tuesday losses for the fiscal third quarter, as its sales were hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its...
Russian Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison
MOSCOW — The Jehovah’s Witnesses say a member of the religious denomination that is banned in Russia has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years...
